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Own TV Show? It's So Easy, Even Geico's Cavemen Might Get One
National News • March 4, 2007
The ABC network said it had ordered a pilot for a comedy, tentatively titled "Cavemen,'' that features the characters used in a series of television ads by an insurance company.
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| Subject | Posted By | Posted On |
|---|---|---|
| Cavemanscrib.com | BUDDY | Aug 19, 2007, 7:21 pm |
| RE: Yes They Are Gay.... | cavegirl2 | Mar 13, 2007, 2:46 pm |
| Yes They Are Gay.... | Genny | Mar 7, 2007, 2:45 pm |
| RE: First time it didn't work... | Stat Guy | Mar 7, 2007, 8:12 am |
| RE: If this makes it past the pilot I'll eat a gecko | Stat Guy | Mar 7, 2007, 8:11 am |
| cavemanscrib.com | Geecheeboy | Mar 6, 2007, 2:46 pm |
| RE: But Are They Gay? | cavewoman | Mar 6, 2007, 2:12 pm |
| But are they gay? | gs | Mar 6, 2007, 12:57 pm |
| But Are They Gay? | Hal | Mar 6, 2007, 10:14 am |
| I like the "gecko as roommate" angle | John Marshall | Mar 5, 2007, 8:12 pm |
| RE: Love the idea | Ralph Balamabama | Mar 5, 2007, 6:31 pm |
| Love the idea | Geecheeboy | Mar 5, 2007, 4:41 pm |
| I hate the Gecko | ES | Mar 5, 2007, 3:55 pm |
| RE: RE: Sponsors? | Caveman 2 | Mar 5, 2007, 3:54 pm |
| RE: Sponsors? | bogg | Mar 5, 2007, 2:55 pm |
| Sponsors? | Civilized Man | Mar 5, 2007, 2:47 pm |
| First time it didn't work... | Chad Balaamaba | Mar 5, 2007, 2:40 pm |
| RE: I'm so angry about this | Bogg | Mar 5, 2007, 2:31 pm |
| If this makes it past the pilot I'll eat a gecko | John Marshall | Mar 5, 2007, 2:29 pm |
| I'm so angry about this | Caveman Balaamaba | Mar 5, 2007, 1:35 pm |
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Subject: First time it didn't work...
The first time the networks tried this, they used the Prudential Rock; they filmed it from muliple angles and even included an overhead shot from a helicopter, but it didn't hold the audience and didn't make it past pilot status. That, and Rock Hudson coming out of the closet doomed this shortsighted series from any commercial success.
The second attempt involved the Travellers umbrella, but there was confusion in the test audience, as most thought they were watching a special about the Morton Salt Girl turned secret agent.